The soldiers had also been parachuted from planes in the military exercises

"I say this because Trump tweeted that the DPRK, North Korea, is looking for trouble and it's none other than the U.S. that is posing threats toward the DPRK with the largest scale ever military exercises (with South Korea) and the nuclear aircraft carrier Carl Vinson which was bound for Australia is now coming back to the Korean Peninsula.

"Trump is always making provocations with his aggressive words. We will go to war if they choose.

"As long as the nuclear threats and blackmail go on with the military exercises we will carry forward with our national defense buildup, the core of which is the nuclear arms buildup.

Senior US intelligence sources claimed Kim Jong-un is in the final stages of preparing for his sixth nuclear test – with Trump warning that he will not hesitate to respond if it reaches for the trigger.